COMPOSITION: Where Should I Position Certain Objects in My Frame?

Studying da Vinci:

The golden rectangle

Drawing two lines — one big diagonal, then the other diagonal which intersects it perpendicularly.

  • Jesus composition

Using iPad and procreate to analyze:

Put the main object off to the side, almost in a corner.

I wonder if da Vinci was trolling us … putting that weird illuminati-esque triangle in his hand? Perhaps da Vinci saw the Christians as a weird pagan cult.

Some other personal studies of da Vinci:

Personally interesting to me:

  1. Simple Lessons Photographers Can Learn from Leonardo da Vinci
  2. 30 Lessons Leonardo da Vinci Has Taught Me About Photography, Art, and Life